Two radio antennas A and B are placed 10.0 [m] apart as shown. They coherently emit identical radio waves with wavelength of 4.00 [m]. A detector (red dot) is initially placed at point O, a distance y above antenna B, where it registers the occurrence of +1 maximum. The detector is then moved along a straight line OP to a new location P that is directly to the right of antenna B. If the detector again registers m = +1 maximum at P, what is the distance r between points O and P? T 10.0 m r P T y B

Two radio antennas A and B are placed 10.0 [m] apart as shown. They coherently emit identical radio waves with wavelength of 4.00 [m]. A detector (red dot) is initially placed at point O, a distance y above antenna B, where it registers the occurrence of +1 maximum. The detector is then moved along a straight line OP to a new location P that is directly to the right of antenna B. If the detector again registers m = +1 maximum at P, what is the distance r between points O and P? T 10.0 m r P T y B

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Chapter4: Diffraction

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